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Create Bridge Domain
Layer 2 forwarding domain within the Fabric is a bridge domain. A bridge domain is linked to a private network and can have multiple subnets. To create bridge domains for each VLAN, perform the following steps: - Click Tenants > Customer-TN1 > Networking > Bridge Domains.
- Right-click Bridge Domains and then select Create Bridge Domain.
- In the Name field, enter the name of the first bridge domain, ESXiMgmtBD1.
- From the VRF drop-down, select VRF1 (created in Create VRF).
- Click Next to provide the L3 network information to bridge domain.
- Next to the Subnets listing, click the Add (+) icon.
- In the Gateway IP field, enter 172.16.11.254/24 to provide the network gateway address and subnet mask for the bridge domain.
Note: Leave the remaining values at their default settings.
- Click OK, Next (leave all default settings as is), and then click Finish.
- Repeat the steps in this section as needed for each VLAN or service.
Note: The additional bridge domains created in this example are vMotionBD1, vSANBD1, AppBD1, dbBD1, and WebBD1.